Feb 25, 2017
127 min
Full-HD

Close-Knit (2017)

After being neglected by her mother, a little girl is taken in by her uncle and his transgender girlfriend, who create a loving home for her.

Category

Drama

Country

Japan

Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation dentsu Paradise Cafe J Storm PARCO Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)

Toma Ikuta

Rinko

Kenta Kiritani

Makio

Rinka Kakihara

Tomo

Rie Mimura

Hiromi

Eiko Koike

Naomi

Mugi Kadowaki

Yuka

Shuji Kashiwabara

Yoshio

Kaito Komie

Kai

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